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This resource is intended for occasional review of vocabulary used in the ISAT, based on the DesCartes Vocabulary by RIT document.
-Suggestion: Randomly select 8-10 words each time you use this with your class
-The words are organized by RIT Band to allow you to focus on a particular set of skills. The RIT Bands are coded by color.
- Definitions were taken from a generic student glossary. You may choose to change the definition to better fit your curriculum or content, as needed.
Below 151
191-200
231-240221-230
201-210
201-210
201-210
221-230
221-230
221-230
241-250
Above 271
261-270
251-260
Reading ISAT – 191-200Question 1
A list of books used for research that includes a brief explanation of each
is an ______ ______.
A. Brief Biography
B. Annotated Bibliography
C. Thesis Paper
D. Ordered List
Reading ISAT – 191-200Question 2
What kind of article, often written by an
editor, expresses an opinion?
A. Editorial
B. Newspaper
C. Sonnet
D. Quote
Reading ISAT – 191-200Question 3
What kind of note appears at the bottom of the page of a research
paper?
A. Note cards
B. Bibliography
C. Footnote
D. Reference
Reading ISAT – 191-200Question 4
What kind of figure of speech uses one thing to describe something else
that’s different?Example: “All the world’s a stage” (Shakespeare)
A. Metaphor
B. Paradox
C. Oxymoron
D. Figurative Language
Reading ISAT – 191-200Question 5
The part of a word that’s heard between the beginning and the ending sounds is the
______ ______.
A. First Syllable
B. Thesis Paper
C. Vowel Blend
D. Middle Sound
Reading ISAT – 191-200Question 6
A short piece of writing that highlights the main
points of a longer piece is a ________.
A. Short Story
B. Summary
C. Editorial
D. Novel
Reading ISAT – 191-200Question 7
The base part of a word that gives the word
its meaning is the _____ _____.
A. Beginning Sound
B. Word Root
C. Vowel Blend
D. Homonym
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 8
What is it called when a series of words all start with
the same sound, like in a tongue twister?
Example: Patty planted pretty petunias.
A. Poem
B. Rhyme
C. Alliteration
D. Opposite
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 9
What is it called when words repeat a similar vowel sound but don’t
actually rhyme?
Example: great gray whale
A. Assonance
B. Alliteration
C. Syllogism
D. Homonym
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 10
Something that is believed to be true
without any proof is an ________.
A. Ending Sound
B. Novel
C. Announcement
D. Assumption
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 11
Novels and other writings written in England or other parts of Great Britain are
part of _________ __________.
A. Short Stories
B. British Literature
C. American Literature
D. Personal Narrative
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 12
To _________ means to describe the qualities or
distinctive features of something.
A. Explain
B. Characterize
C. Modify
D. Persuade
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 13
Events listed in the order that they happen, from oldest to newest, are in
_________ order.
A. Chronological
B. Alphabetical
C. Footnote
D. Consonance
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 14
The problem or situation in a story that needs to
be resolved is the _______.
A. Setting
B. Character
C. Conflict
D. Chapter
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 15
What is it called when words repeat a similar
consonant sound but don’t actually rhyme?
Example: big angry gorilla
A. Alliteration
B. Consonance
C. Poetry
D. Antonym
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 16
A small piece of paper used to get a discount
when buying something is a _______.
25¢ off
A. Note card
B. Novel
C. Thesis Paper
D. Coupon
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 17
An organized argument during which each
person defends their opinion is a ______.
A. Recipe
B. Quote
C. Debate
D. Pun
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 18
An __________ is when something is described as bigger or better than
it really is.
A. Oxymoron
B. Exaggeration
C. Index
D. Homonym
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 19
What kind of writing is intended to give
information and to explain difficult material?
A. Exposition
B. Short Story
C. Bibliography
D. Novel
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 20
The events in a book that come after the plot’s climax are the
_______ _____.
A. Rising Action
B. Ending Sound
C. Falling Action
D. Summary
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 21
What kind of resource book includes information about local plants, animals, and
trails?
A. Encyclopedia
B. Field Guide
C. Short Story
D. Dictionary
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 22
What literary device is used to tell about a past
event during a story?
A. Metaphor
B. Flashback
C. Paradox
D. Allusion
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 23
What is the title of a newspaper article
called, which is intended to get attention?
A. Editorial
B. Billboard
C. Headline
D. Coupon
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 24
Writing that is intended to teach something is written for the purpose
of _______.
A. Entertainment
B. Literature
C. Humor
D. Instruction
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 25
What literary device uses words to express
something different or opposite from their actual
meaning?
A. Antonym
B. Irony
C. Contradict
D. Syllogism
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 26
A technique that an author uses to create a specific
effect in a story is a ________ _______.
Examples: figure of speech, flashback
A. Extended Metaphor
B. Topic Sentence
C. Literary Device
D. Viewpoint
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 27
Each part of a story, such as the plot, characters,
setting and theme, is an example of
a ______ _______.
A. Literary Element
B. Reference Material
C. Folk Tale
D. Novel
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 28
A short note intended to provide information, and
often abbreviated as “memo,” is a _________.
A. Memorial
B. Footnote
C. Memorandum
D. Reference
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 29
To tell a story or explain the events in a story is
to _________.
A. Persuade
B. Quote
C. Contrast
D. Narrate
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 30
The sequence that things happen in a
story is the _____ ___ _______
A. ABC Order
B. Problem and Solution
C. Order of Events
D. Thesis Paper
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 31
A story that is told to explain a moral lesson
is a ________.
A. Parable
B. Fairy Tale
C. Novel
D. Paradox
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 32
Someone who is able to get others to change their minds about an issue can be described as _______.
A. Opinionated
B. Persuasive
C. Loud
D. Oxymoron
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 33
What tense is used to tell a story that is
happening right now?
A. Future Tense
B. Past Participle
C. Present Tense
D. Current Events
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 34
What kind of source comes from the people who were really there?
Examples: letters, diaries
A. Pathetic Fallacy
B. Primary Source Historical Documents
C. Biography
D. Reference
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 35
A ______ is a play on words, which is often
humorous.
A. Pun
B. Cartoon
C. Rhyme
D. Homonym
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 36
The exact words that a person says are a
_______.
A. Editorial
B. Quote
C. Autobiography
D. Reference
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 37
Something that is referred to in order to get information is a
_________.A. Sonnet
B. Note
C. Reference
D. Novel
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 38
What kind of paper summarizes information
from several sources and often includes a title page
and a bibliography?
A. Research Paper
B. Narrative
C. Persuasive Essay
D. Extended Metaphor
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 39
One event in a story or in a play is called a
_________.
A. Plot
B. Context
C. Scene
D. Fiction
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 40
What kind of source tells about an event, but is
written by someone who wasn’t actually there?
A. Autobiography
B. Letter
C. Secondary Source
D. Narrative Essay
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 41
A ________ is a talk that someone gives, or a
written copy of the talk that someone gives.
A. Thesis Statement
B. Summary
C. Viewpoint
D. Speech
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 42
Another name for a short story is a
_______.
A. Novel
B. Tale
C. Historical Fiction
D. Play
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 43
What kind of research paper focuses on a
specific topic and is often used in college classes?
A. Editorial
B. Thesis Paper
C. Persuasive Essay
D. Bibliography
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 44
Puns and other humorous uses of words are called
_____ _____.
A. Literary Device
B. Oxymoron
C. Word Play
D. Pathetic Fallacy
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 45
Stories and other writings written anywhere in the
world thousands of years ago are part of world and
_______ _________.
A. Autobiographies
B. Problem and Solution
C. Ancient Literature
D. Historical Fiction
Reading ISAT – 201-210Question 46
Stories and other writings written in any country are
part of _________ __________.
A. Standard English
B. World Literature
C. British Literature
D. Fairy Tale
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 47
An indirect reference to something is an
__________.
A.Allusion
B. Oxymoron
C. Metaphor
D. Allegory
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 48
The section at the end of a book or research paper
that at additional information is an
____________.
A. Bibliography
B. Chapter
C. Footnote
D. Appendix
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 49
The act of describing a character by their unique qualities is ____________.
A. Personification
B. Viewpoint
C. Characterization
D. Archtype
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 50
To ________ things means to describe what makes them different.
A. Compare
B. Explain
C. Contrast
D. Classify
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 51
A metaphor that is used throughout an entire
poem or piece of writing is an ________ ________.
A. Extended Metaphor
B. Literary Element
C. Pathetic Fallacy
D. Annotated Bibliography
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 52
The letters at the top of a dictionary page that indicate what words are on that page
are _______ _______.
A. Page Numbers
B. Guide Letters
C. Point of View
D. Alphabetical Order
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 53
Two words that sound the same but have different
meanings are __________.
Examples: their, they’re, there
A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Homophone
D. Homonym
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 54
A phrase with words that seem to be opposites is an
__________.Examples: “pretty ugly” or
“jumbo shrimp”
A. Word Play
B. Paradox
C. Oxymoron
D. Onomatopoeia
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 55
To _______ a problem means to come to a solution so that the
problem is over.
A. Plot
B. Resolve
C. Narrate
D. Debate
Reading ISAT – 211-220Question 56
The anticipation or excitement that builds up in stories like a mystery novel
is called ________.
A. Problem and Solution
B. Falling Action
C. Suspense
D. Narration
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 57
An original model or pattern that others
follow is an ________.
A. Allegory
B. Primary Source Document
C. Archetype
D. Syllogism
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 58
To express an opposing opinion or to go against an idea is to ________.
A. Contradict
B. Persuade
C. Symbolize
D. Contrast
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 59
A story told by someone who is actually part of the story is
told in ______ _______.
A. Present Tense
B. Rising Action
C. First Person
D. Narrative Essay
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 60
What common meter used in poetry consists of sets of five
unaccented and accented syllables?Sounds like
“daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM”
A. Poetry
B. Iambic Pentameter
C. Word Family
D. Assonance
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 61
The sets of syllables that make up the pattern of poetry
are called _____ ______.
Hint: Iambic pentameter has five per line
A. Standard English
B. Falling Action
C. Metric Feet
D. Pathetic Fallacy
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 62
Someone who knows EVERYTHING is ____________.
A. Oxymoron
B. Archetype
C. Antithesis
D. Omniscient
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 63
A statement that appears to contradict
itself is a _______________.
A. Paradox
B. Scansion
C. Exposition
D. Syllogism
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 64
Giving human emotions to inanimate objects or nature
is _______ ______.
Example: “cruel wind”
A. Extended Metaphor
B. Pathetic Fallacy
C. Allegory
D. Metric Feet
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 65
What form of writing uses the pronoun
“you”?
A. Stereotype
B. Viewpoint
C. Second Person
D. Persuasive Essay
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 66
A fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyming pattern is
a _________.
A. Scansion
B. Paradox
C. Sonnet
D. Metonymy
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 67
Proper, grammatically correct English is
referred to as _______ English.
A. British
B. Standard
C. American
D. Literal
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 68
A conventional or commonly held belief that is often
untrue or over simplified is a __________.
Example: Blondes are dumb
A. Archetype
B. Synecdoche
C. Stereotype
D. Footnote
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 69
The extra information provided in a story that
makes it more interesting and meaningful are ________ ________.
A. Footnotes
B. Literary Element
C. Secondary Source
D. Supporting Details
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 70
The use of symbols to represent things or
events is __________.
A. Symbolism
B. Allusion
C. Assonance
D. Myth
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 71
To represent or to act as a symbol is to
_________.
A. Reference
B. Symbolize
C. PersuadeD. Contrast
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 72
A story written about other people, using
pronouns such as “they” is written in what form?
A. Second Person
B. Folk Tale
C. Metonymy
D. Third Person
Reading ISAT – 221-230Question 73
The position from which an event or object is seen is a
__________.
A. Stereotype
B. Consonance
C. Viewpoint
D. First Person
Reading ISAT – 231-240Question 74
Something that is the opposite is the __________.
A. Exposition
B. Paradox
C. Omniscient
D. Antithesis
Reading ISAT – 231-240Question 75
A. Metonymy
B. Extended Metaphor
C. Allegory
D. Irony
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another word or phrase that is
closely related is ___________.Example: “Washington” for “United States government”
Reading ISAT – 231-240Question 76
The analysis of the metric patterns in
poetry is ________.
A. Metric Feet
B. Exposition
C. Iambic Pentameter
D. Scansion
Reading ISAT – 231-240Question 77
A figure of speech in which a part is used as the whole, or the whole is used for a
part is a _________.
Example: “law” for “police officer”
A. Metonymy
B. Synecdoche
C. Consonance
D. Allusion